Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 34.68 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) is 34.68, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 34.68 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.52, in 2000.
That places Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 104th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.52 | — |
| 2001 | 15.28 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 15.97 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 16.74 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 17.52 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 18.32 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 19.13 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 20 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 20.8 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 21.69 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 22.56 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 23.45 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 24.4 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 25.3 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 26.26 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 27.3 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 28.28 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 29.34 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 30.41 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 31.46 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 32.52 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 33.6 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 34.68 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18 | 14.52 | 21.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.87 | 22.56 | 31.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6 | 32.52 | 34.68 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 25,913 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 460,657 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 7.93 (2024)
- Child deaths 162,932 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.21 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.31 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 297,725 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6291 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 149,287 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) was 34.68 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.68 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.52 in 2000.
- How does Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 104th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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